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OtaKing Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Several seconds' time or several seconds time?

0Hello there,02br
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00One area of writing still confounds me, and that's where to place the " ' " after certain annoying words. For example:02br
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00"Several seconds' time" or "several seconds time?"02br
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00"Girls' bodies are a mystery" or "girls bodies are a mystery?02br
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00Of these two sentences, the first example in both sentences looks correct to me, though I can't explain why. They just seem to "feel" right.02br
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00Does anyone have a definitive answer, or a source I can look at?02br
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00Thanks,02br
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00Paul Johnson.0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10OtaKing12cite 10Hello there,12br 12br 10One area of writing still confounds me, and that's where to place the " ' " after certain annoying words. 12br 12br 10Of these two sentences, the first example in both sentences looks correct to me, though I can't explain why. 12br 12blockquote 11b 01font 00The first sentence in each example is correct.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10OtaKing12cite 10Hello there,12br 12br 10One area of writing still confounds me, and that's where to place the " ' " after certain annoying words.
  • 12br 12br 10Of these two sentences, the first example in both sentences looks correct to me, though I can't explain why.
  • 12br 12blockquote 11b 01font 00The first sentence in each example is correct.
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01cite10OtaKing12cite10Hello there,12br
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10One area of writing still confounds me, and that's where to place the " ' " after certain annoying words. For example:12br
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10"Several seconds' time" or "several seconds time?"12br
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10"Girls' bodies are a mystery" or "girls
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0 01b01font00P.S. I just noticed that this is your first post. Welcome to the forums!02font02b00 0-
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0Thankyou! As a native UK denizen, I'm generally confident in my English skills. But now that I'm translating novels into English full-time, I'll probably be posting annoying sentences like that up before I send them off to be printed for all to see!02br
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00Thanks for the help!0-
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01cite10OtaKing12cite10Thankyou! As a native UK denizen, I'm generally confident in my English skills. But now that I'm translating novels into English full-time, I'll probably be posting 10annoying sentences10 like that up before I send them off to be printed for all to see!12br
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10Thanks for the help!1
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